2017-003: My AOL | Today's News vulnerable to Path Traversal
2017-003: My AOL | Today's News vulnerable to Path Traversal
Original release date: June 26, 2017 Last revised: June 26, 2017 Severity: 7.8 CVSSv2:(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
BACKGROUND
AOL Inc. (simply known as AOL, originally known as America Online) is a web portal and online service provider based in New York, a Subsidiary of Verizon Communications, a part of Oath. AOL was one of the early pioneers of the Internet in the mid-1990s, and the most recognized brand on the web in the U.S. It originally provided a dial-up service to millions of Americans, as well as providing a web portal, e-mail, instant messaging and later a web browser following its purchase of Netscape.
DESCRIPTION
"alertswp.aol.com" is vulnerable to path traversal, so anyone can access the file system remotely.
Access files and directories that are stored outside the web root folder. By manipulating variables that reference files with “dot-dot-slash (../)” sequences and its variations or by using absolute file paths, it may be possible to access arbitrary files and directories stored on file system including application source code or configuration and critical system files.
SYSTEMS AFFECTED
Current "alertswp.aol.com" Portal site.
SOLUTION
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REVISION HISTORY
June 26, 2017 : Initial release
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
June 26, 2017 : Vulnerability acquired by Internet Security Auditors (www.isecauditors.com).
June 26, 2017 : Advisory comunicated to AOL security team.
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ABOUT
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